Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 2:27 PM HADT (23:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-16 23:27:05 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.384° N, 178.719° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 169.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91283391. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.